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A fierce battle with Sitacles and his men leaves Xena lying near death and dreaming of the past encounters that have shaped her into a warrior princess, including her adventures with Julius Caesar and her relationship with a mysterious girl.

M'Lila: And now that you know Evil, where Evil you can fight Evil, when the living think of the dead the dead can here their thoughts... Listen

Gabrielle: Xena, I know you can hear me. Wherever you are, I know you always told me to be strong... I can't... not now. You can't leave me. I know it's not your time! I can feel it in my heart! I just feel this emptiness that I've never known before and it scares me! Xena, above all remember your destiny, remember to fight. Fight! To come back. This world needs you. I need you.

The Roman centurion extra who broke Xena's legs was played by Dan Ryan, Lucy Lawless' real life brother.

Due to the horse riding accident Lucy Lawless suffered, the original ending of this episode (in which Xena recovered) was hastily rewritten in order to have her spirit possess Autolycus in the following story.